Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-31

0xuA01 C0gfoopondouco o. INTRttIo1rcHh
& GoluxDIA, Jan. 8l--At the close Of the
~ G ~ rebellion thefe came 70 this place
&1Oong colofsd man named Augustus Hop
80 WHO he'd been born and raised q slave
~ . Southern plantation. He sought and
e1enlnsd employment with the Arm Of w.
~. ptAhlef 4 Co, hardware merchants, and
|1umained with them - driver, until 1850
~ ~ economical. ways he saved enough
11easy 70 buy himself Q small homo near
< Norwood, and q that place on Friday night
- died nom pusumonia His remains Will
B ~ intserod In Wrightsville on Tuesday alter
~ Isnssa osin nlocsaasd On ne Port Rosd.
"A Tho xiver remains bank full but 10 falling
n 1920. 1spoet hss 10 that yesterday the
1S16as ~ &edS6 four feet ct Washington. The
- a senoving the Ice blockade at Turkey
K I'M - ~ treck Of the Port road continues
. ~vol over the aoad will not be resumed
" ~ rext ten days or two weeks. The Ice
- ~ bridge remains firm and while 1t
~ our ice merchants have hopes ofthe
~. agsin closing. A sliSht scum formed
tho channel here this morning but was
k&00pkly melted.
Third ward Primary.
a Why the Democrats Of the Third ward held
k<Dolr primary meeting last Saturday evening,
k0Asn The First and Second wards do not
<noos until next Saturday, 10 not known. The
ALLOWING wero nominated Judge, Thomas
kJ. Swingier; inspector, Cormlck Nc
ON justice Of the peace, John W.
fnnlly constable, Andrew Hsrdnele as
Foossor, John G. Ryan; assistants, Peter
1Ook and Peter Flick council, H. w.
fDchlegelmilch school director, 3 years, DR..
9, F.. Markell school director, ! year, d. T.
Nelsh conferees, Frank Jansop, Ambrose
MCDONNELL and w. II. Lindsay.
The couferees were only Instructed TO vote
fbr Wm. @. Duttenhofer for tax collector.
The candidates for chief burgess and high
constable will be decided upon later.
A Handsome Frsmo.
The frame and photographs of the Colum'
bia Fire company have been finished and will
! b placed on exhibition at Geo W. & B. T,
HAldeman's new store to-day. The frame il
h cettalnly handsome one, and In size Ii As )
q inches, with Z inch gilt moulding. Tb'
A photographs, II In number, are tastefully ar
i 1nnged on mat Of the latest design, will
eha present officers In the centre. The worl
3 was done by VIM. Bailey, photographer.
a lancaster brakeman Ipjur.d.
Daniel hickey, Of Lancaster, brakeman o.
Axsrs p. r. r. engine No l,Oo5 met with
pAinicl accident yesterday. His train wa
4 oOming east when at the Henry Clay furnace
\ - was struck by an overhead bridge. HI
i Snes and head were severely cut and bruised
n Bo was removed to his home.
s Town News In Brief
4 false alarm OF Are was sounded nbou
Y midnight Saturday. The FIRE department rt
Dponded but their services were not needed
The sheriffTs sale of the goods OF JoseIs
4 Tuck, the cigar manufacturer wLo left wee
Z ago for parts unknown, was held Saturday
4 md between 900 and $500 was realized.
The Kitty Rhoads dramatic compan
= e1csed . weeks successful engagement in th
opera house, Saturday evening, wbe
Miss" was presented. The company
Il one OF the strongest that has visited Coluu
q hiA for q long time. The audience Sa.urda
evenipg was very large one, es was ale
4 tist OF the afternoon, when "Muldoon's r.
K Mo was ren6nred.
y Nearly four hundred seats have been r
i eeryed for the Meigs. L Underhill combination
which sppears In the opera house to-morro
NyoniDg, In one OF their refined and eujoysb.
entertainments.
n We are to have Abbey's Double Mammoi
Uncle Toms Cabin company this week.
A black bass weighing 81 pounds was sht
+ In the canal Saturday by son Of psni,
8 Youz.